Cabinet for phonograph records



April 7, 1942. 5,. BEDER 2,278,529

CABINET FORPHONOGRAPH RECORDS j Filed Feb. 27, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVEINTVOR 5.4MUFZ 56 05? ATTORNEY April 7, 1942. s. BE DER CABINET FOR PHONOGRAPH RECORDS Filed Febfzv, 1940 2 Sheets-Shegt 2 lNVENTO A'TTORNEY A Q Patented Apr. 7, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT orrlcs CABINET FOR PHONOGRAPH RECORDS Samuel Beder, New York,- N. Y. Application February 27, 1940, Serial No. 320,991

3 Claims.

This invention relates to cabinet for phonograph records.

An object of this invention is to provide an article of the character described comprising a cabinet and a plurality of books of envelopes adapted to hold phonographrecords, the books being slidably mounted in the cabinet and selectively removable therefrom, and the cabinet having means to support the books in forwardly drawn position so that the records may be removed from or inserted into the envelopes, without necessity for removing the books from the cabinet.

Yet a further object of this invention is to provide an article of the character described, comprising books of phonograph record envelopes so arranged so as to facilitate the removal of records from the envelopes or the insertion of records into said envelopes.

A still further object of this invention is to provide in an article of the character described, a cabinet, and books of phonograph record envelopes slidably mounted in said cabinet and adapted to be drawn forwardly and supported in forwardly drawn position by the cabinet, so that records may be withdrawn from the top open ends of the envelopes, the construction being such that the books may be removed entirely from the cabinet, and yet will not accidentally fall out of the cabinet in forwardly drawn position.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide a strong, rugged, durable and compact article of the character described which shall be relatively inexpensive to manufacture, attractive in appearance, easy to manipulate, handy touse, and withal practical and efiicient to a high degree.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings, in which is shown one of the various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of an article embodying the invention, with one of the books of phonograph record envelopes drawn forwardly and with the envelopes slightly opened up;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. l, withparts broken away;

Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of t e article embodying the invention;

Fig. 4 is a partial view similar to Fig. 2, and illustrating the method of removing a book from the cabinet;

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 55 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 6-45 of Fig. 2;

Fig. '7 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 1-7 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 88 of Fig. 2 1

Fig. 9 is a bottom plan view of one of the books; and

Fig. 10 is a top plan view of one of the phonograph record envelope books.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, I0 designates an article of the character described, comprising a cabinet H having a bottom wall 82, top wall l3, side Walls 14 and a rear wall I5. The cabinet H is open at the front.

On the bottom wall 12 are a plurality of horizontally aligned, parallel, elongated fiat members It, running from front to rear, and each formed with a longitudinal groove I! in its upper surface. Members l6 terminate short of the front edge of bottom wall l2, as at He. Said bottom wall 12 is formed in its upper surface with'a transverse groove 18 receiving the lower edge of a transverse stop member IS. The upper edge of member 19 has notches 20 centered with respect to the grooves 11. The notches 20 are of less width than the'grooves H, whereby portions of the transverse stop l9 register with said grooves to serve as stops, as explained hereinafter in greater detail.

Contacting the rear surface of member I9 is a transverse spacer member 2| made of sheet metal, and having portions 22 contacting the upper surface of bottom wall I2 and the lower surfaces of member 16, and upwardly extending folded back portions 23 disposed between adjacent strips l6 and extending above said strips and serving as spacer. guides, as will be explained in greater detail hereinafter.

The members l6 may be grooved or cut-away at the bottom and sides thereof, to accommodate the thickness-of portions 22 and 23 of member 2|.

Attached to the undersurface of top wall l'3, are a plurality of horizontally aligned, parallel members 26 of the same width as members 16. Each member 26 is aligned with and disposed in opposed relation to one of the members It, and

each pair of opposed members 26 and I6 constitute top and bottom guides for a book 30 of phonograph record envelopes, to be described in detail hereinafter.

The lower surfaces of members 26 are formed with longitudinal central grooves 3|. The bottom surfaces 3 la of said grooves are formed with central narrower grooves 3|b. Members 26 likewise terminate short of the front end of top wall l3. Said top wall is formed in its undersurface, with a. transverse groove 33 in which is received the upper end of a transverse stop member 34, contacting the forward ends of members 26. Each member 26 is formed with a notch 35 at its forward edge communicating with the forward ends of grooves 3| and 3|b thereof.

Attached to top wall I3, is a spacing guide member 31 having portions 38 interposed between members 26 and top wall I 3, and downwardly projecting folded back portions 39 disposed between members 26 and projecting therebelow, in alignment with portions 23 of member 2|.

The books 30 of phonograph record envelopes are slidably mounted within the cabinet H and between the spacers 23, 39. Each book 30 comprises a back wall 42, a front wall 43, a bottom wall 44 and a central partition interconnecting the mid portions of the back, front and bottom walls. The back, front and bottom walls 42, 43 and 44 are substantially the same width, and said walls may be formed with notches 42a, 43a. and 44a to receive edges of the partition 45. The front wall 43 is formed at the rear surface thereof with grooved corners 46, for the purpose hereinafter appearing.

Said front wall 43, furthermore, extends below bottom wall 44, as at 48, and above top edge 45a of partition 45, as at 49, adapted to contact stops l9 and 34. Fixed to the upper end of rear wall 42 is an upwardly projecting thin metal stop member projecting above the upper edge 45a of the partition 45, and into the narrow groove 3|b. Thus, the upper edge portion 45a of the partition 45 rides in groove 3|, whereas, the stop 50 rides in the narrow groove 3|b. When the book 30 is pulled forwardly, stop 50 will contact stop 34 to hold the book against falling out. Said partition 45 is furthermore formed with a notch 5| in its upper edge 45a. and adjacent the stop 50, for the purpose hereinafter appearing.

The bottom wall 44 is formed with a longitudinal tongue 69 having the width of notch 20 and slidably riding in said notch, and also in the center portion of groove ll. At the rear end of each bottom wall 44 and on the undersurface thereof, is a stop member 6| having the width of groove l1 and projecting thereinto. Thus, when the book is pulled forwardly, stop 6| will contact stop I9 to keep the book from coming out.

However, if it is desired to remove the book, the book may be raised after it is drawn forwardly. The book can be raised because stop 50 will move into notch 35 and notch 5| will receive stop 34.

By raising the book in the manner described, the stop 6| will be raised sufficiently to clear the upper edge of stop |9, so that the book may be slightly tilted upwardly to bring the lower rear edge of the book outside of the cabinet, after which the book may be moved downwardly and somewhat forwardly to release the upper rear corner thereof from the cabinet.

Each book 30 may carry a number of phonograph record envelopes 10, there being several envelopes on each side of the partition 45. In the drawings, three envelopes are shown on each side of the partition, for the purpose of illustration.

The envelopes T0 are attached to the book by means of transverse screw bolts H, passing through an opening 12 in the partition, and through openings in the rear edge portions of the envelopes. Spacer strips 13 may be interposed between the envelopes. Each book may be provided with side covers 15. Each side cover may comprise a strip 11 through which the bolt 1| passes, and pasted to opposite sides of each strip 11, are flexible sheets 18. Sheets 18 extend forwardly from the strip 11, and the forwardly extending portions thereof are pasted to opposite sides of rear edges of a relatively stiff sheet 19. The sheet 19 is thus hinged to strip 11 by a flexible hinge. The forward edges of sheet 79 are adapted to be received in the grooves 45.

The envelopes 10 are open at the top, and are formed with the usual notches so that records may be conveniently inserted into said envelopes. When a book is pulled forwardly, the covers 15 as well as the envelopes, may swing open to facilitate removal of records or insertion of records. Thereafter, the covers are pressed toether to close the book, and the book may be pushed rearwardly into the cabinet.

A handle 8| may be attached to the central portion of each front wall 43. The envelopes may be changed by opening up the screw bolts H to permit said envelopes to be removed.

The cabinet may be part of a phonograph, radio, desk, or other piece of furniture.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In combination, a cabinet having top, bottom, side and rear walls, and being open at the front, a member attached to the upper surface of the bottom wall and being formed with a longitudinal groove and extending from front to rear, a member attached to the undersurface of the top wall and extending from front to rear and being formed with a longitudinal groove, a book of phonograph record envelopes slidably mounted in said cabinet between said top and bottom members, said book having means at its upper end to slidably engage within the groove in the top member, means at its lower end to engage within the groove in said bottom member, means on the cabinet to engage the rear end of the book upon slidably moving the book forwardly through the open end of the cabinet to stop the book from coming out of the cabinet entirely, said book having a bottom wall, a front wall, and a central partition attached to the mid-portions of said front and bottom walls of said book, and a plurality of envelopes hinged at their rear ends to opposite sides of said partition.

2. In combination, a cabinet having top, bottom, side and rear walls, and being open at the front, a member attached to the upper surface of the bottom wall and being formed with a longitudinal groove and extending from front to rear, a member attached to the undersurface of the top wall and extending from front to rear and being formed with a longitudinal groove, a book of phonograph record envelopes slidably mounted in said cabinet between said top and bottom members, said book having means at its upper end to slidably engage within the groove in the top member, means at its lower end to engage within the groove in said bottom member, stop means on the top and bottom walls of the cabinet to engage the upper and lower portions of the rear end of the book upon slidably moving the book forwardly through the open end of the cabinet to stop the book from coming out of the cabinet entirely, said book having a bottom wall, a front wall, and a central partition attached to the mid-portions of said front and bottom walls of said book, and a plurality of envelopes hinged at their rear ends to opposite sides of said partition, said partition being formed with a notch adapted to be aligned with the stop means on the top wall of the cabinet when the book is drawn forwardly, to receive said stop means and to permit the book to be raised suficiently so that the lower end thereof clears the stop on the bottom member to permit withdrawal of the book from the cabinet.

3. In combination, a cabinet having top, bottom, side and rear walls, and being open at the front, a plurality of books of phonograph record envelopes slidably mounted within said cabinet in parallel relation, each of said books being adapted to be drawn forwardly through the front open end of the cabinet, means at the top and bottom walls of the cabinet to slidably support each book, means at the front of the cabinet and at the rear of each book to stop the books from coming entirely out of the cabinet, when the books are drawn forwardly, said last means being disengageable to permit the books to be entirely withdrawn from the cabinet, each book of phonograph record envelopes comprising a vertical front member, and a central partition attached to the front member, and a plurality of phonograph record envelopes attached to the partition and disposed on opposite sides of the partition about flexible hinges to permit the envelopes to be swung outwardly to opposite sides of the partition, when the book is drawn forwardly out of the cabinet.

SAMUEL BEDER. 

